Sri Lanka aims for 5 lakh Indian tourists by 2025, focusing on MICE tourism and increasing daily spend to $180.

The number of tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka so far in 2025 has surpassed 1.6 million. According to latest figures released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), as of 7 September ...

Tourists have long flocked to Sri Lanka for its pristine beaches, wildlife safaris and ancient Buddhist sites. Now, its first ...

Israelis are coming to Sri Lanka, and they’ve done what they do best — taking over the place. They’ve occupied it and made it ...

Financial hit: Tourism is Sri Lanka's third largest foreign exchange earner, bringing around $4.4 billion to the island every year.

After years of turbulence, Sri Lanka is in the act of becoming, betting on a fragile but determined tourism revival built on ...

When Covid-19 forced the world’s nations to close their borders in 2020, Sri Lanka was only just starting to recover from the Easter bombings of 2019. Now, as it reopens to international ...

Tourism revenue has grown rapidly since the end of Sri Lanka’s 26-year-long civil war against Tamil insurgents in the north and east of the country ended in 2009. Data from travel consultancy ...

Sri Lanka's tourism sector continues its recovery, with August seeing 198,235 tourist arrivals, a 20.4% increase compared to ...

Wildlife tourism is a fast-growing segment of world tourism, more so after COVID as many tourists now seek the natural outdoor environment. Sri Lanka has much to offer in this space, but we are ...

There has been a remarkable rise in the number of homestay operators in the tourism market today, especially in the Asian region, including Sri Lanka. They are often labelled as ‘low end ...

The President’s Fund has announced plans to implement a scholarship program to safeguard the education of children residing ...